Wichita State (+2) at TCU
TCU is currently riding a 5 game winning streak, but the competition has been less than stellar. The only decent wins were a road win at Colorado and a win against SMU. I’d go out on a limb and say that neither of those teams are as good as the last 4 teams Wichita State has played. Before I get to Wichita, we’ll take a look at TCU’s 3 losses. Those losses include a home loss to Nebraska by 12 points and neutral court losses against Charleston and Clemson. Wichita State is 1-3 in its last 4 games, but they have been VERY competitive in every game. The last game was a 3 point road loss to a very underrated Texas Tech team. Wichita State really shined in their pre-season tournament. They played Michigan State to an 8 point game and could have very well kept the game closer to 2-3 points if they weren’t outrebounded 22-39. A close win over Siena is also very impressive. As a 15.5 point underdog to Georgetown, Wichita didn’t back down and the game ended 50-58. Wichita covered the spread in ALL 4 of those games. The scary thing about Wichita is their ability to rebound the basketball. They’ve outrebounded the opponent by DOUBLE DIGITS in every game, except for the Michigan State game. Wichita State is well prepared for this road game because they have already played tough games like at Texas Tech and neutral site games like Georgetown and Michigan State. TCU on the other hand hasn’t really faced a tough opponent yet and I think that will come back to bite them against a very game Wichita State team.
San Jose State at San Diego (-11.5)
This could be a reach considering there are only 3 lined games I see right now, but I really think San Diego will lay the wood to San Jose State. Anybody that loses to Presbyterian and Santa Clara back-to-back is pretty awful. A win over a D-? team and an 8 point win at South Dakota State doesn’t make me think otherwise. In SJS’s only real game at Nebraska, they were beat 46-63. San Diego is no world beater by any means, but they aren’t a bad team and usually play pretty well at home. All 4 of their losses have come away from home against quality opponents. Wisconsin and Miami (FL) are both top 25 teams that San Diego didn’t have much of a chance against on a neutral court. They lost at UNLV by 5 early in the season, but they did cover the spread. San Diego has handled their business in the 4 wins though. A 14 point win over Nevada really impresses me. They beat Valpo by 7 on a neutral court which isn’t too bad. A comfy win over a D-? team and a 12 point road win against Cal State Bakersfield wraps up the schedule for San Diego. I really like San Diego’s combo of Brandon Johnson and Gyno Pomare as well. I hate laying 11.5 points with a team like San Diego, but this seems like a cupcake for them and San Diego has beat teams like that very handily this season.
TCU is currently riding a 5 game winning streak, but the competition has been less than stellar. The only decent wins were a road win at Colorado and a win against SMU. I’d go out on a limb and say that neither of those teams are as good as the last 4 teams Wichita State has played. Before I get to Wichita, we’ll take a look at TCU’s 3 losses. Those losses include a home loss to Nebraska by 12 points and neutral court losses against Charleston and Clemson. Wichita State is 1-3 in its last 4 games, but they have been VERY competitive in every game. The last game was a 3 point road loss to a very underrated Texas Tech team. Wichita State really shined in their pre-season tournament. They played Michigan State to an 8 point game and could have very well kept the game closer to 2-3 points if they weren’t outrebounded 22-39. A close win over Siena is also very impressive. As a 15.5 point underdog to Georgetown, Wichita didn’t back down and the game ended 50-58. Wichita covered the spread in ALL 4 of those games. The scary thing about Wichita is their ability to rebound the basketball. They’ve outrebounded the opponent by DOUBLE DIGITS in every game, except for the Michigan State game. Wichita State is well prepared for this road game because they have already played tough games like at Texas Tech and neutral site games like Georgetown and Michigan State. TCU on the other hand hasn’t really faced a tough opponent yet and I think that will come back to bite them against a very game Wichita State team.
San Jose State at San Diego (-11.5)
This could be a reach considering there are only 3 lined games I see right now, but I really think San Diego will lay the wood to San Jose State. Anybody that loses to Presbyterian and Santa Clara back-to-back is pretty awful. A win over a D-? team and an 8 point win at South Dakota State doesn’t make me think otherwise. In SJS’s only real game at Nebraska, they were beat 46-63. San Diego is no world beater by any means, but they aren’t a bad team and usually play pretty well at home. All 4 of their losses have come away from home against quality opponents. Wisconsin and Miami (FL) are both top 25 teams that San Diego didn’t have much of a chance against on a neutral court. They lost at UNLV by 5 early in the season, but they did cover the spread. San Diego has handled their business in the 4 wins though. A 14 point win over Nevada really impresses me. They beat Valpo by 7 on a neutral court which isn’t too bad. A comfy win over a D-? team and a 12 point road win against Cal State Bakersfield wraps up the schedule for San Diego. I really like San Diego’s combo of Brandon Johnson and Gyno Pomare as well. I hate laying 11.5 points with a team like San Diego, but this seems like a cupcake for them and San Diego has beat teams like that very handily this season.
